michaelg, Mark,

They WILL ban you if you trade in small amounts. All of the people I know have been banned for trading in less then $5 amounts. There is apparently some loop hole that saves you commission or affects the other side of the lay/bet. That has been the word from the people I have talked to that have been banned. Mark can you confirm if you were just placing one bet or doing trades (2 or more bets on the same horse in the same market).

If you bet a minimum of 20c you should be fine. I do it a lot to test systems and I have not even been questioned. I merely place the bet or lay though and do not trade. I guess my bets are also intermixed with higher then $5 bets as well so maybe that is why I have not been questioned/banned.

I know also that anyone that bets/lays under 10c will come under their radar as it automatically removes commissions on these bets (as the 5% is less then 1c). Hence I suggest 20c.

Good Luck.